Amend HB 537 as follows:                                                     
	(1)  Amend HB 537 by striking the caption and substituting the 
following:  relating to the transportation of children in motor 
vehicles; creating an offense
	(2)  On page 1, line 19, add a new Section 3 and renumber all 
following sections:
	Section 3.  Section 545.416, Transportation Code, is amended 
by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
	(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), an operator may not 
carry another person on a motorcycle unless the other person is at 
least five years of age.  An offense under this subsection is a 
misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than 
$200.  It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the 
operator was operating the motorcycle in an emergency or for a law 
enforcement purpose.
	(e)  Subsection (d) does not prohibit an operator from 
carrying on a motorcycle a person younger than five years of age who 
is seated in a sidecar attached to the motorcycle.